The Smeltzer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,841 people carried this name — #8,577 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,863 in 2000.

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In print

Smeltzer in American newspapers,
1909–1920.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Smeltzer
The Birmingham Age-herald 1909-08-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Smeltzer
Evening Star 1909-07-31
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Smeltzer
Omaha Daily Bee 1920-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,599 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Smeltzer in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

160 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Smeltzer. The most, 68, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 80
Queensland 74
Victoria 5
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Smeltzer.

Who carried it

People named Smeltzer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Aaron Smeltzer d. 2018 · photojournalist

Wikidata (CC0) · 2 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Smeltzer,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States285 records

285 records of the Smeltzer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 42
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry W. Smeltzer

    Born 1900 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; store manager. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles E. Smeltzer

    Born 1949; from York, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry C. Smeltzer

    U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War. Born 1842, died 1895; buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 285 records for Smeltzer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands628 records

628 records of the Smeltzer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 383
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 206
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 39
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Martinus Smeltzer

    Married in 1837 in Dordrecht. Died 1878 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Christina Smeltzer

    Born 1840 in Groenlo. Died 1863 in Groenlo, aged 23.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jacoba Elisabeth Smeltzer

    Born 1820 in Bergen op Zoom. Died 1820 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 628 records for Smeltzer in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada369 records

369 records of the Smeltzer name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 357
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edith Viola Smeltzer

    Buried in 1992 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 80.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rose Florence Smeltzer

    Died 1945 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Robert John Smeltzer

    Died in service in 1941.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 369 records for Smeltzer in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Smeltzer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Philip Smeltzer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1880 aboard the Garonne, aged 45.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Smeltzer

    Died 1834 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Smeltzer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1868 aboard the Vimiera, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Smeltzer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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